West Virginia Vacation Land Promises Scenic Beauty and Growth
A newly issued West Virginia folder titled West Virginia America’s New Vacation Land showcases hills gorges rivers and industrial progress with maps and photos. The piece highlights Pinnacle Rocks on the Bluefield Welch highway and urges travelers to visit while praising home life and rural resilience amid modern hazards on roads and the nation’s highways.
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West Virginia
America
Hill and Dale
Rocky Glen
West
New
West Virginia Natural Beauty Herald
Pinnacle Rocks
Bluefield-Welch Highway
Williamson regional safety event draws 5000 plus crowd
More than 5,000 people attended the Williamson high school grounds to watch the first annual safety day at the Williamson field. Howard Collieries outside team won the silver cup with a perfect score, Ports mouth By-Products teams also posted 298 of 300, and Williamson Boy Scouts took top honors in their event. M Lambie of the state mines department was principal speaker. Governor Conley could not attend due to a Charleston engagement.
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Howard Collieries
Williamson
Portsmouth By-Products
Portsmouth By- Products
M. “Ambie
State Department of Mines
Williamson High School
William G. Conley
West Virginia
Charleston
Willamson Operators Association
Distress Warrant Placed On Democratic HQ in Louisville
A Republican constable posted a distress warrant on the door of the Democratic city and county executive committee in Louisville. It cites imminent sale of office furniture for three months rent totaling 702 dollars. Landlord Charles J. Hebel calls the action a threat, while Lawrence J. Mackey says he will investigate.
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Louisville
Democratic City and County Executive Committee
Charles J. Hebel
Lawrence J. Mackey
Dr James Snook under mental health exam in murder case
Columbus June 22 Dr James H Snook faced an insanity exam as Prosecutor Chester moved to bar an insanity defense in the hammer slaying of Theora Hix 25 a medical student at Ohio State University. Doctor William C Pritchard Earl Gaver and Robert Tarbell will assess Snook while his attorney Ric kets says he will plead not guilty at arraignment Monday. Federal inquiry into a drug angle is sought after detectives found no university check on narcotics used in the case.
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Columbus
James H
John J. Chester Jr
Theora Hix
Ohio State University
Chester
William C. Pritchard
Columbus State Hospital
Earl E. Gaver
Robert C. Tarbell
Snook
Miss Hix
FE. O. Ricketts
Dr. Snook
William B. Bartels
Anti States District Attorney
Three Men Plead Guilty to Bigamy in West Virginia
In Weston circuit court three men admitted bigamy. William H. Fericks 31 received three years in state penitentiary, William Lazader 52 two years, and Richard C. Hosey 29 one year.
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Weston
W. Va
William H. Fericks
William Lazader
Richard C. Hosey
Memphis teen pilot seeks any rival for long flight race
Malcolm Allstadt of Memphis Tennessee just turned 17 and is a licensed pilot with eighteen months of flying time and 160 hours in the air. He has not had an accident and is willing to race any pilot of his age and experience from here to there or further at any time.
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Malcolm Allstadt
Memphis
Tenn
United States
Allstadt
Wheeling Man Wins West Virginia Edison Scholarship Contest
Edward Peck Morris, 17, son of Wheeling postmaster A. R. Morris, was chosen as West Virginia’s entrant in the Thomas A. Edison scholarship contest. Roland C. Hansford, 17, of Elkins, was selected as alternate at the final in Charleston. Morris and Hansford were picked from six finalists from 34 state contestants after 28 were eliminated in the Friday written test. Louis Commett, 15 Augusta Street, Wheeling, and Raymond Steadman of Welch were among finalists or noted participants in the event.
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Edward Peck Morris
A. R. Morris
Wheeling
West Virginia
Thomas A. Edison
Roland C. Hansford
Elkins
Charleston
Morris
Hansford
Louis Commett
Ange Commetti
Augusta Street
Raymond Steadman
Welch
Daily Telegraph
Charleston Edison contest reveals surprising dumbness of some contestants
A narrator recounts the Charleston Edison contest scene at the incomplete capitol building. He notes the varied crowd and questions about contestants origins and study, mentions a man with red suspenders, and hints at more detail to come on page four.
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Charleston
Capitol
Department of Education
Indian runner fails to defeat horse in Pecos race
Pecos Texas June 22 Andrew Chimoni a Zuni Indian runner failed to drive a horse into the ground against a specially trained thoroughbred named General in a 100 mile race. He led early but a strained muscle forced him out after the nineteenth mile and again after the twentieth.
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Pecos
Texas
Andrew Chimoni
Zani
Chimoni
General
Sinclair’s Jail Term Reduced By Concurrent Sentences
DC Supreme Court allows Sinclair to complete nine month total sentence as two terms run concurrently. H Mason Day gets four months and W Sherman Burns $1000 fine for jury shadowing. Burna’s 15 day sentence commuted by US Supreme Court. Sinclair may gain freedom about November 22.
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Washington
Harry
Sinclair
District of Columbia Supreme Court
McCoy
Senate
H. Mason Day
W. Sherman Burne
Burns Detective Agency
William J. Burna
Sherman
Detective Bureau
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
District Attorney's
Siddons
Robbers seize loot after train hold up near San Francisco Bay
Two masked robbers stopped Southern Pacific train No. 36 near Contra Costa County on June 22, wounding engineer J. H. Barnes and seizing more than $20 from an express car. The car was later found near Concord and investigators suspect the loot was moved to another car headed toward Oakland. The robbers boarded at Bay Point and forced the rear brakeman F A. Hucker to give the stop signal.
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Martinez
Cal
Southern Pacific
Vay
Contra Costa County
J. H. Barnes
Concord
Tolice
Oakland
Bay Point
F A. Hucker
Barnes
Federal Court Recess After Plea in Mead Case
In U S district court John D Mead of Bluefield entered a nolle contendere plea after initial not guilty and partial evidence. Meadows was placed on five years probation. Separate actions: Clarence Daugherty pled guilty for post office robbery and sentenced to Atlanta for four years. Mabel Reynolds and Elizabeth Bryant received prison terms at Alderson for liquor offenses. Several defendants placed on probation for liquor violations. Other cases transferred or continued as court adjourned for weekend.
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Nolle Conntendere
John D. Meadows
Bluefield
United States District Court
Meadows
Nolle Contendere
Clarence Daugherty
Elkhorn
McDowell County
Atlanta
Mabel Reynolds
Keystone
Alderson
Elizabeth Bryant
Grover Cook
Grace Washington
Thurman
Clyde Hell
Clyde v. Campbell
Charleston
Glen D. Dilley
James Thomas
Fred Mayers
Stanley Yates
McKinley Robinson
Pilot survives 2000 foot seaplane plunge over Rockaway
Guy Mc Laughlin, 43, pilot for Coastal Airwaves, fell two thousand feet in a seaplane over Rockaway inlet after an engine failure while en route to Albany. He escaped with only facial cuts and bruises after jumping clear as the craft dived and crashed.
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New York
Guy McLaughlin
Coastal Airwavs
McLaughlin
Albany
Rockaway Inlet
Man Discovers He Had Died On Previous Day
Tiffin Ohio June 22 Joseph H Zeser 47 arrived hours after his body did and learned he had died in Indianapolis yesterday He proved to his family he was alive and investigators found the body was a stranger Police seek to identify the unknown person and determine the mix up
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Tiffin
Ohio
Joseph H. Zeser
Indianapolis
Zeser
Pilot 10 Forged to Land Plane
Lee Schoenhair, attempting a nonstop transcontinental flight from Los Angeles, forced a landing at Cleveland airport after 13 hours 20 minutes aloft due to engine oil loss and fog in New York. He had a damaged wing from a prior collision and faced a possible arrest in Fresno for a $125 check incident.
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Cleveland
Lee Schoenhair
Los Angeles
Schoenhair
New York
Lee Schoenhalz
California
St. Louis
Scottfield
Belleville
Metropolitan
Frank Hawks
Fresno
Calif
Frank FE. Titus
Pacific Goodrich Company
Mine Inspectors Appointed In West Virginia Divisions
Charleston West Virginia June 22 four new mine inspectors were named to the staff of the state department of mines in a reorganization of twenty five districts into three divisions A B and C A B C divisions will have inspectors at large and an oil and gas division chief was appointed A B M Foster and W D Lee named to Division B while C E B Foster named to Division B and J Ross Johns J T McMahon include division A and division C changes announced with A B S Spencer promoted to inspector at large in division A and L W Brown named head of oil and gas division in Charleston.
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Charleston
State Department of Mines
A. B. Spencer
Morgantown
L. W. Brown
Wheeling
Oil and Gas
J. Ross Johns
Thomas
John T. McMahon
Wellsburg
Kanawha
Boone
Payette
C. EB. Foster
St. Albans
Robert BE. Mitchell
Chelyan
W. D. Lee
Welch
Frank P. Kerr
Governor Conley appoints four new state officials
Four appointments announced by Governor William G. Conley take effect July 1. H. E. Flesher continues as superintendent of the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys at Pruntytown. E. Ferguson becomes director of the bureau of Negro welfare in Charleston for a four year term. Dr. Will H. Hays of Wheeling joins the board of optometry for a three year term, and Se Sas Co view Clarkeburg is named to the same board for a three year term.
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Charleston
W. Va
William G. Coney
H. E. Flesher
West Virginia Industrial School
Pruntytown
E. Ferguson
Bureau of Negro Welfare
J. W. Robinson
Will H. Hays
Wheefing
Hallanan Urges Early Adoption of Short Ballot
West Virginia State Senator Walter Hallanan urged editors to back the short state ballot and criticized codification efforts. He argued the governor should appoint cabinet members as in the federal system and warned against granting a commission absolute power to rewrite laws. He traced the codification commission’s history and cited $250,000 spent, urging public opinion to shape the rewrite before the legislature acts.
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Charleston
W. Va
Walter 8. Hallanan
West Virginia
Hallanan
West Virginia editors close outing with banquets speeches
Charleston June 22. The annual gathering of state newspaper publishers and editors ended with a banquet. Governor William G. Conley and J Alfred Taylor spoke about their campaigns. W E Chilton served as toastmaster and noted the death of former congressman Harry C Woodyard.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
William G. Conley
J. Alfred Taylor
Conley
Taylor
Preston County
Fayette County
United States
W .E. Chilton
Harry C. Woodyard
Clergy Celebration Marks West Virginia Jubilee
Catholic clergy of West Virginia gather in Wheeling for the twenty-fifth anniversary of Bishop John J. Swint of the Wheeling Diocese. Reverend H. P. Altmeyer of Huntington will deliver the jubilee sermon during religious and secular ceremonies.
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Wheeling
W. Va
West Virginia
John J. Swint
H. P. Altmeyer
Huntington
Girl Exonerated in Killing at Noblin Home
Starkville June 22 47 Mias Grace Noblin 24-year-old farm woman was exonerated after a preliminary hearing in Maben. W R Douglas justice of the peace dismissed the case against Noblin upon recommendation of district attorney B F Bell, citing insufficient evidence for grand jury action. Noblin testified Bush taunted and attacked her father after visiting for an ice cream, and she shot him twice as he advanced with an upraised axe.
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Starkville
Mias
Grace Noblin
Witl
W. R. Douglas
Maben
Walter Bush
B. F. Bell
Bush
Noblin
Atlanta man admits guilt in wife double murder
Sam F. Aiken told Atlanta police he would do it again after his arrest for the shotgun killings of his wife and her alleged lover Boyce Hunter. He said Hunter was invited to the house and Aiken described destroying his home.
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Poverty Row
Uncle Sam
Sam F. Aiken
Atlanta, Ga
Boyce Hunter
Aiken
Hunter
Spanich Flier Lands in Safety
Madrid reports Major Ramon Franco and three aviators landed safely at San Miguel in the Azores after a day of uncertainty. They resumed toward New York the next day, despite the route detour and lack of supplies at Horta. Premier Primo de Rivera hailed the flight as a triumph for Spanish aviators and a potential commercial air link.
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Madrid
Ramon Franco
San Miguel
Azores
New York
Horta
Cartagena
Spain
Vasco da Gama
Franco
A. m
Primo de Rivera
Cgovernment
Heaberlin Fights To Regain Office In West Virginia
Circuit Judge Hudon heard arguments in the quo warranto case brought by C L Heaberlin against Lee Ott who was named by Governor Conley to the Workmen’s Compensation board. Heaberlin contends the 1929 act restricting governor appointments is unconstitutional and seeks to block Ott’s tenure. The judge said a decision likely within a week.
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Charleston
W. Va
Arthur P. Hudson
Censel
C. L. Heaberlin
Lee Ott
Conley Io
Hudson
Heaberlin
Howard B. Lee
W. E B. Byrne
Heatherlin
Legislative Branch
Ott
Byrne
W Heatherlin
Lee
WHIS Bluesfield to Broadcast Daily Regional Radio
WHIS Bluefield announces initial Monday broadcast at 8 PM on 1420 kHz with regular programs twice daily 12 to 1 and 6 to 8. The setup includes Studio A at West Virginia Hotel, test programs reaching seven or eight hundred miles, and plans to expand power for broader reach while delivering classical music, square dances, and civic programming.
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WHIS
Daily Telegraph
Sunset News
Bluefield
West Virginian Hotel
Federal Radio Commission
Blofield
Indus
Ban on dog racing with betting in Belmont County
In St. Clairsville Ohio on June 22 a letter from Prosecutor George C McKelvey to Sheriff Ford Moore announced that dog racing with betting will not be permitted in Belmont County. The prosecutor advised the sheriff to stop sponsors of the racing program at Lake and to seize track paraphernalia as gambling equipment.
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St. Clairsville
Ohio
Belmont County
Ford Moore
George C. McKelvey
Lake
City Detective Fatally Struck in Houston Bust
City Detective Oscar Hope, a veteran vice squad officer, was struck and killed on Payou Street during an arrest attempt in Houston. His partner Detective Ira Nix exchanged gunfire and fatally wounded the assailant.
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Houston
Texas
Oscar Hope
Payou Street
Hope
Ira Nix
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Norfolk and Western
Jaeger
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R. M. Lambie
Big Parade
James Snook
Ohio State
Wheeling Man
By Raymond Steadman
Zani Indian
W. Sherman
Gage
Spanich Flier
Herberlin
H. B. Lee
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